Groton Town Police Charge Man, 26, In January Henny Penny Robbery

Groton CT

03 February, 2021

5:41 PM

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GROTON, CT — A North Stonington man is being held on $250,000 bond after being charged by Groton Town police with the robbery of a Henny Penny convenience store last month. Corby P. Stedman, 26, turned himself in on a warrant Wednesday and was charged with first-degree robbery, police said. According to Groton Town Police Department Deputy Police Chief Paul Gately, just after midnight on Jan. 23, patrol officers were called to the convenience store at 1270 Gold Star Highway for a reported robbery. Gately said a person went into the store, "reportedly" with a gun, and demanded the cash register be opened by the store clerk. He then left with cash, the amount not provided, and took off in a car before police got there. "Since the incident, detectives have continued the investigation and as a result have made an arrest," Gately said. Just before 8 a.m. Wednesday, Stedman turned himself in to Groton Town police on a arrest warrant issued by New London Superior Court. In addition to the robbery charge, he was also charged with sixth-degree larceny. Gately said Stedman was being taken to court Wednesday. The case does not yet appear in online court records or state corrections department records, a search showed.